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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09
MATURING POTATOES.


a crop Tnot Gan Do Motof1ally BenenCeo
by Commercial Fertilizers.
A fairly rich loamy soil, thoroughly
prepared, is the best for this crop. The
roots reach down rather deep into the
soil, and the plants require considerable
moisture. For this reason the soil should
be plowed deep and thoroughly. AS a
rather rich soil is necessary to secure
the best results, the soil should be made
fine, SO that as large an amount of
available plant food as possible will be
placed in q condition to be used by the
plants.
Applying fresh coarse manure is very
much inclined to cause a knotty. rough
growth, and for this reason fresh ma
nure should not be applied. If stale
manure is used, care should be taken
to have it we'll rotted, and then to thor
oughly incorporate with the soil. Hav-
ing it fine before applying win aid con-
siderably In this. The potato crop is
one that very often can be materially
benefited by an application Of unleached
ashes. One Of the best ways to apply
these is to mark out the rows, running
the pillow rather deep and then fine the
soil well in the bottom of the burrows.
Apply the ashes and work well into the
soil before planting the seed. This will
place them where the feeding roots Of
the plants will be able 10 reach them.
As it requires but a short time for the
roots to reach out considerable dis
lance, unless the ashes are thoroughly
Incorporated with the soil. they will
soon extend far beyond it, and they viii
fail to derive the benefit they should.
If commercial fertilizers are used. this
is also the best plan of applying.
Taking the average crop raised on
the farm. as rule, it can not be con-
sidered profitable to purchase CONNER
cial fertilizers and apply. The greater
portion of the fertilizers used on the
farm should be made and saved by
feeding stock. If good thrifty stock is
kept and all the feed secured upon the
farm is fed cnt so as to secure the largest
gain at the lowest expense. and the ma
nure made, saved and applied, aided by
a good system of rotation, the fertility
of the farm can be kept up without pur-
chasing manures.
More. perhaps, than with any other
crop, commercial fertilizers can be pur-
chased and used with potatoes And
where there is an insufficient supply Of
manure, we may be able to use the farm
manure to q better advantage, and
commercial fertilizers be purchased and
used on the potato crop.-FGrm Field
essd StockmG&
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09
Franks Of a Church Mouse.

The soft strains Of the organ in the
Birmingham Episcopal church were
floating on the air, and the congrega-
ton were just composing themselves for
prayer. when the profound silence in
the church was broken by piercing
shrek. At the same instant that the
shrek rang through the church young
woman who was singing in the choir
gallery lesped from her seat and jumped
20 high that she nearly fell over the
gallery rail. She continued to comfort
her body violently, explaining to her
associates thaf''there was something on
her back" The organist, young nan
of nerve, played through to the end Of
his music. No one saw any thing UNI
usual on her back. but finally to satisfy
her the organist took Of her plush
cloak. and there, costly perched upon
the top cf her hustle, sat y mouse,
bright-eyed and paralyzed with terror.
In spite Of the solemnity Of the occasion
the organist laughed aloud, and the
female members Of the choir jumped up
ON the seats and drew their dresses
tightly around them The mouse
escaped. = Boston Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09
For GOOD l,urposes.

=
Mrs. n A. Dauphin, Of Philadelphia, II
well known to the ladies Of that city from
the great good she has done by means Of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
She writes Mrs. Pinkham Of . recent In
teresting case. IA young married lady
came to me suffering with q severe case Of
Prolapsus and liberation. She commenced
taking the Compound and In two month";
was fully restored. In proof Of this she soon
found herself in an interesting condition.
Influenced by foolish friends she attempted
to evade the responsibilities Of maternity.
After ten or twelve days she came to me
again and she was indeed In most alarm
ing state and suffered terribly. Igave her
. tablespoonful Of the compound every
hour for eight hours until she fell asleep,
she swoke much relieved and evidently
better. She continued taking the Com
pound, and in due season she became the
mother Of . hne healthy boy. But for the
timely use Of the medicine she believes hsr
lie would hsve been lost
yeur Dsugsist h~ H. CDnpsssA q ~ bseae.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

In Psegnaney, = Xhvor1te preoorlption =
= "m0fhere cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness Of Gtomoch ond other dlgfron1tnG
ymptomG comm0u 70 thof condition Il
IT. 10 = kept UP n TIE hitter months o.
nyesy - e ore1tly 1eBen. and mony times
ling entirely do e.ay With the 5ulkerinU
@RsvofiSs HIeScrlptiony > when taken
e connecticn ytth Tie ~ % Or. PleFco'S
Golden Uedlce1 Discovery end small hxn-
tive dc2es 81 Qr. Plerce'6 PuzUnl1ve PelIe{1
Giftle Liver PfIhh cuFgG liver, Ki6ncy md
Bladder dIooneaa Yhefr oonb@ncd ~ ~
removes blood teints ana nbo1iokeS en-
esso0 nd sHofnlou hunon from u
K.verlss Rrsssrlpeleas = ~ only
medicine Tor women sold, b. drnGv11t5t
msnofne1uFsraI thst & vin ei1e 1880.
ton ln every 60, a. moooy via b re-
fQnded. 1nIS guarantee - ben printed
On the bqttte-unppcE, ana fn1fbfu1ly cer-
qS SssS siSSI = * Ssss,ss ss<
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09
FARM AND FIREslpE.

Bones should be saved for fertiliz-
ers.
1t is said that screws dipped in a
mixture of oil and black lead will
neither rust nor become too rigidly fixed.
Sunshine Cake: Yelks of eleven
eggs. two cupfuls Of sugar, one cupful
of butter. one cupful of milk, three cup
fuls of flour, one teaspoonful Of cream
of tartar. one-half teaspoonful of soda.
Good Housekeeping.
"A German medical journal asserts
that boiled milk is more easily and rap
idly digested than unboiled milk and
that the curds are softer.-Foote's
Health Monthly.
MARI is not only an excellent alb
sorbent in the stables, but adds to the
fertility of the soil. Mixing it with
manure renders it better adapted for
plant-food.
lin washing pocket handkerchiefs,
throw a handful of salt into the water
in which they are being soaked. You
will be surprised at the ease with which
they are cleaned. Field and
St0ckman.
Good implements save labor. The
use Of an inferior pillow during the busy
season not only delays operations to
certain extent, but the effects of the
poor work done extend to the time
when the crop is harvested.
The following recipe has been sent
us, says the Poultry Monthly: For cank-
er. paint twice daily with perchloride
of iron the inside of the mouth and
touch the sores outside with lunar
caustic. Give twice each week as much
epson salts as will lie on quarter Of a
dollar.
-Cornstalks have much less sweet
ness in them before they blossom or
tassel. as it is usually called; analysis
shows this, and the COW, given her
choice of the two, usually confirms the
verdict of chemical science. The stalks
improve until the ears are fully formed
and begin to harden.
"A new and hardy variety of apricot
is now attracting the attention of fruit
growers. It is said to have been
brought to this country several years
since by the Russian Mennonites, and
planted throughout Kansas and Ne
braska, where it has proved entirely
hardy and healthy, quite productive,
bearing handsome, golden yellow
fruit, of medium size, sweet and OF
good quality.
Colonel F. d. Curtis is satisfied that
white corn is better for feeding pigs
than yellow flint. The grain is light,
containing less fat forming material,
consequently it is not SO heating. II
makes healthy growth of body, Ozone
and muscle, together with the fat),
while the harder, richer yellow flint
makes prepondcrance of fat.
Never bring fowl from another
yard and place it in your flock until
you have kept it in quarantine. Pro-
vide coop for that purpose, and place
it at some distance from the yards,
keeping the new birds confined long
enough to know If they are healthy. The
strictest precautions are. necessary, or
you will bring roup or cholera into your
yards before you are aware of it. And,
what is more, even il there be no disease,
quarantine for fear of lice. Always be
on the watch against lice, for should
a lousy bird come into the yard, it
would soon stock the whole.-7roy
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

JUNE 1851, wrote g. c. Atkins, Beaver,
Beaver Co.. Pa, sprained my wrist badly
pain dreadful Tried St Jacobs Oil; in ten
minutes pain ceased; am cured" October
q. fSS6 he writes: II have had no pains
since"
~ had four children sick; coughs and
sore-throat," says J. T. Ridgely, Bowling
Green, Howard County, Md. AZ gave Red
Star Cough Cure; it cured them; cured my
self also Of hoarseness and chest oppression
with it Price, twenty-five cents. At
Druggists.
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She is prematurely deprived of her charms
Of face and form, and made unattractive by
the wasting effects Of ailments and irregu-
larities peculiar to her sex. To check this
drain upon, not only her strength and
health, but upon her amiable qualities a.
well, 10 her first duty. This Is safely and
speedily accomplished by q course OF self.
treatment with DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription, q nervine and tonic of wonderful
efficacy, and prepared especially for the
alienation Of those suffering from drag
ging- down. pains, sensations of nausea,
and weakness incident to women-a boon
to her sex. Druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

jerks had queer dream the other night
BE thought he saw q prize lighters ring,
and in the middle of itstood adoughty little
champion who met and deliberately knocked
over, 1ne by one, score or more Of big,
burly-looking fellows, as they advanced to
the attack. Giants as they were in size,
match for them II was all SO funny that
jerks woke Up laughing. He accounts for
the dream by the fact that he had just come
to the conclusion, after trying nearly every
big, drastic pill on the market, that Piercc's
tiny Purgative Pellets easily "knock out''
and beat all the rest hollowt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

b often the result Of /" bad blood'' in fami.
~ or community, but nowhere il bad blood
more destructive Of happiness and health
than in the human system- When the life
current Is foul and sluggish with impuri-
ties. and IL slowly distributing its poisona
g every part part, Of the body. tho peril e
symptoms are dull and drowsy feelings,
severe headaches, coated tongue. poor appe-
lite, indigestion and general lassitude. De
lay in treatment may entail the most seri
Gus consequences. Don't let disease get q
strong hold ON your constitution, bxt treas
yourself by using DIR. Pierce's Golden Nedi-
ings Of health. All druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

Mr.. c. g. Lister, the ssilk king" Of En-
gland, is more than seventy years old,
but stout and hearty, and busy every day
with the concerns Of his great factories
and landed estates. He invented wool
combing by machinery, velvet and plush
making by machinery and the utilization
OF silk waste He spent $4,000, 900 in de-
veloping these industries, and has made
more than SIS 1000 year out Of them
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

Endurance OF Society People.
A prominent society lady Of Washington
being asked by the Prince Of Wales, Why
Is it you people here manifest SO little
fatigue from dancing, receptions, etc. Z" re-
Piled, why, ySu see, we Americans re-
gain the vitality wasted in these diasipar
tons by using DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic"
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Good health
depends on
| pure blood /;
| Therefore, to
keep wen,
purify the
blood by tax
ling Hoods
|Sarsaparilla.
This mcdi-
cine pos
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

FoR Cough or Sore Throat the best medi
cine is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

ToxeuE-rrrD women do mot always
make the best wives.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

8 months treatment for Soc. Piso'
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

A HosrLER may Be . notorious rascal.
and yet b truthfully called stable man.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

England may be s.mistress Of the
Cs." but she has never yet been able
tofairiy MISTER the Hs.-BQstos Ga
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-09

A HAND oReAx-the thumb. PittsbsrgA
Chro~icls- Telegraph
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FLrST-iocks-a miser's hair.-Hzos Svr
tRgs.
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ANTI-BILIOUS
PILLS.

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMHDY
For Liver, Bils Indigssfion. ETC. Rrss iron Mercury;
CONTAINS oaly Pure Vegetable Ingrsdjsnts. AGsa6e
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Many dimes women cal their family phyEcans suffering
fns Tsy they al prssn alike 70 thsmseve and their
wS%D ds8sqs 4he Pyscsr nont q The cause q sgn.
Ike DE- Perces Favorite Prescription. dscted 70 the
distressing mpfom and tnstutng comfort instead Of pEolong
~ n-...7 Mra B. r. MonoAn, Of n Lcrsngton *,
~ IXYxEInN$ East Boston, Mdsas Five
dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles.
Il fkuEu Having exhausted the skin of three ply
n Gciaus completely discouraged, and
weak could with dmcuty room
alone began taking Dr. Perces Enyore Prescription and
using the local treatment recommended in his Common Sense
Medical Adviser commenced TO improve 1t In three
months perfectly cured and have had No trouble since.
wrote letter to my family paper Mieay mentioning how
to any one Writing me for them and encsfs
yctope for rcu have received four hundred letters
In rspiy have desbed ny case s1d TIE e9tment used
many have rsceived secope e q thsns .ps tht they
$50 required for the Medical Adver and had applied the
ooa treatment % fully and plainly laid down therein and
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| JEALOUS
| hcIoRs.

Of money but received lasting benefit AZ st M 6ubsnd
me % ~ {oqr meacne8 whcn Hss lostn 70 90
they would DO GOOD finally told my husband fhl e
be. would Of medicinal would try them
:g1!ns the adyice q &c e9 ne sig bots q hs
ten dollar took three pettes q Dhooyey ara four o.
Fayozite Prescription and have been sound for fo1
years then gave the balance q tse medne g - ~
time have nos had TO take medicine now for alno
four yearA"
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Many times women
another from liver o.
this way they all preee
for which he prescribe
womb disorder. The {
patient gets no better, 4
Ike DR.. Pierce's Favo
distressing gympfoms
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u6efing, . they fmagine
ry0us exhaustion or prt
sy-goiug and Indifferent,
lom TO Be such, when. I'm
D10ering. encourages his
} delay. wrong treatment
Ealee would have entirely
prolonged misery.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18
$500 Reward.

II you suffer from dull, heavy headache,
obstruction OF the nasal passages, dis
charges falling from the head into the
throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and
acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody and putrid; il the eyes are
weak, watery, and inl1amed; and there is
ringing in the ears, dea sness, hacking or
coughing to clear the throat, expectoration
OF offensive matter, together with scabs
from ulcers; the voice being changed and
having nasal twang; the breath offensive;
smell and taste impaired; experience sem
sstion Of dizziness, with mental depression,
Attacking cough, and general debility, then
you are suffering from chronic nasal
satarrh. Only a few of the above named
symptoms are likely to be present in any
one case at one time, or in one stage Of the
disease. Thousands of cases annually,
without manifesting half of the above
symptoms, result in consumption, and end
in the grave. No disease is 50 common,
more deceptive and dangerous, less UNDER
stood or more unsuccessfully treated by
physicians. The manufacturers Of Dr..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer, in good
faith, $500 reward for case Of catarrh
which they can not cure. The Remedy is
sold by druggists at only 50 cents.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18
0lhLS' PENMANSHlp.
Why forn- Ladies' Should Pay More At
tentlOn to Their uandMritInH.

why A"Hh@ Ladies should Pay More At
tentiOn to Their Handwriting.
Girls should look to their hand writing,
Tor it may serve them at some future
crisis better than shorthand or the type.
writer, says the Youths Companion. There
Is lady clerk In the Department Of the
Interior, Mrs. Avery by name, who has
snug and easy place Of 81, 600 a year, chiefly
on account Of the extraordinary excel.
lence Of her penmanship 1t is she who is
selected to copy the letters of the depart
ment which are regarded as of the great
est consequence, such, for example, -
are to receive the attention Of the Presi-
dent. who frequently compliments Mrs.
Avery's admirable penmanship.
No doubt her handwriting is neat and
elegant, because, when she was learning
the art, she took pains; and no doubt 9TH
er girls could do as well, BY taking the
same course. Considering the advantage
1t is to many girls to write a good hand. it
is strange that more of them do not try
to acquire this accomplishment. or late
years our schoolgirls and school boys do
great deal more writing than they did
formerly. Much is done in school now
~ ""y Va uASSosAohs ohN AL huuuy SCuOVlS
the pupils have pencil or pen in hand al
most half the time.
But it would not be true to say that the
girls OF to-day write more legibly and
neatly than their mothers did. 1t would
be we'll il they paid far more atten-
ton to this matter than they do
But they should make serious
study of it-acquire the habit Of
taking the best posture; learn to use the
mu scles to advantage, SO that they may
not easily become tired; and then prac-
tice, as one who intend to become q pro.
fessional musician practices. When .
piece Of writing gets worse and worse,
page after page 1t is because the writer
did the work with only one end OF the
muscular system Of the arm, instead Of
employing the whole Of its exquisite and
harmonious machinery. Mrs. Avery, il is
said, writes as easily as she does legibly.
She writes rs we'll at the end Of her days
work as at the beginning, and her fingers
never ache.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18

I'm Russia it is said suicides are III
creasing in number every year. TIC
proportion to the population is now
greater in St. Petersburg than in any
other European capital. OF late years
even boys and girls from eight to six.
teen take their own lives, generally on
the idea of the cruel treatment Of their
parents. The causes assigned for
this state of things are the wrctched
social conditions Of modern Russian
life and the pessimist views and an.
archist tendencies embraced by many
in early years.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18
PlGMY WARRIORS.
A Story Of . Fierce Tribe Of Dwarfs In
tho California Hills.

A Story Of q Fierce Tribe Of Dwarfs In
tho California Hills.
"There is story told by the chief OF
the Scott Bar tribe, Scar Faced Charley,
which, although fanciful, Is indorsed by
tbs clsn," said Pacific coast pedageguc
to San Francisco Examiner reporter
.There is a range Of red-colored hills,
spurs Of the coast range, in Siskiyou
County, which is invested with supernat-
ural interest for all Indians in the coun-
try round about, as well as for the SUPER
stitious whites.
"The story is that party OF hunters
from the valley wcat up among these red
hills deer-hunting, and while thus en-.
gagged came in contact with fierce tribe
Of dwarf Indians not exceeding four feet
In height. These mountain savages arc
equipped with bows Of enormous power
longer than themselves, and discharging
IL missile with a velocity and precision
far superior to that attained BY redskins
Of the lower levels.
'Scar- faced Charley alleges that these
pigmies are provided with but one eye,
big star. The hunters, as soon as they
met the small warriors, were stricken
with mortal terror but could not fee
The denizens of the red hills thereupon
took their venison and bore it up the hill,
leaping from rock to rock with cxtraor.
dnary agility.
"As they departed they let fly number
OF arrows. several Of which struck
through the bodies Of the Klamath hunt
ers and shivered Into sptinters on the
rock, behind. These strange people are
said to speak an entirely unknown tongue,
and are entirely naked.
'Howevcr improble this may appear to
you," said the teacher, sit is vouchci for
by what are comparatively respectable
and responsible braves, who claim to have
escaped from the encounter, and others
who say they have seen the tiny tribe
several times since
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18
VERY ACCOMMODATING.
Afollte Commercial Tourists Unfortun-
ate Act Of I h0ug tfulncss.

APollte Commercial Tourists Unfortun.
ate Act Of 1houghtfuIncss.
he was commercial man; and
Shlshts OF the grip are noted for their
general politeness and accommoda-
uon. His name was-well, he travels
over tho New York Central, and well
call him Jones.
The other day he boarded the ac-
eommodation train at Utica, N. Y. A
@'r girl also boarded the same train.
one had large fiat basket filed with
rare and costly hot-house plants.
lnere was q generous solicitude vast
eu over the basket of plants. and it
@uched the commercial mans heart
% see SO much sweetness thrown
away He made mp his mind to assist
me iair girl of the train merely as q
matter Of accommodation, Of course.
1he train started. The girl picked
Y vagrant paper and commenced to
peruse the Wants column; the COM
nercla! man watched the girl with one
Y, ~ ana the basket Of plants with the
the train reached Rome. Tho girl
'nsaed y. from her seat and left the car.
ane commercial mans time had ar-
Nea BY heavens! the girl has for
sos.en her plants. He grabbed The
80 S1kot' rushed out and deposited his
precious ps' burden upon tho platform. OF
s,s ,Hurse the fair stranger will find her
r'.ass there, and be, oh, SO thankful
" some one.
sOnes went aboard the train. and
.usged himself for his wondfous
.a .@ount of politeness and gentlemanly
~ mmodation qualities, And--by
ssas Ssassns' the girl entered from the
NY plants-'s
II just put 'thesn upon the plat
W. vhssi ! doa,t ~ % here. l
-. " s,n Oneida slr. YOU ars very dis.
=. M-l W pst,ion III VII bring
ws Planss back, !, cried Jones. Hs
s...'. ron 80 - juat - the train
4. assss4 ! ~ lii1sS ~ tashst just =
". ~ eat NAislsd WI 5
4, 80 , now 4 surIy hear towards
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-18

-"My boy" said West End par.
cnt, not long since, who still believes
In the old-fashioned virtue, "rcmem-
ber that you will never lose by polite
ness" ..But, father, have" con
tradicted the boy. snow, what did
ever lose by being politeP' demanded
his parent. my Scat in the horse
car" aagely returned the youth. In
struction was discontinued for the rest
Of that morning. Albany Argus.